Route 495 | ||||
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Lincoln Tunnel Approach | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NJTA, NJDOT, PANYNJ | ||||
Length: | 3.45 mi (5.55 km) | |||
Existed: | 1959 (1937 as Route 3) – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike in Secaucus | |||
Route 3 in North Bergen US 1-9 in North Bergen |
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East end: | NY 495 at the New York state line in Weehawken | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Hudson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 495 | |
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Location: | Secaucus–Weehawken |
Length: | 3.45 mi (5.55 km) |
Existed: | 1959–1986 |
New Jersey State Highway Routes
Route 495 is a 3.45-mile-long (5.55 km) freeway in Hudson County, New Jersey, in the United States that connects the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95, I-95) at exits 16E and 17 in Secaucus to New York State Route 495 (NY 495) inside the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken, providing access to Midtown Manhattan. The road is owned and operated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) between the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 3, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) between Route 3 and Park Avenue near the Union City–Weehawken border, and by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) east of Park Avenue, including the helix used to descend the New Jersey Palisades to reach the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel. Route 495 is mostly a six-lane freeway with a reversible bus lane used during the morning rush hour. The bus lane, which runs the entire length of the freeway, continues into the Lincoln Tunnel's center tube.